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McCarthy, Michelle – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: The aim of this paper was to give an overview of, and a commentary on, research demonstrating what women with intellectual disability are saying about their intimate relationships and sexual lives in the 21st century. Method: A literature search was undertaken for qualitative studies, published in English since 2011, in which the…
Descriptors: Females, Intellectual Disability, Sexuality, Intimacy
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Nesdale, Drew; Lambert, Anne – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2007
Children (n = 88) aged 8 and 10 years participated in a minimal group study in which their rejection versus acceptance, by one other person versus a group of three people, was experimentally manipulated. Analysis of their self-reported negative affect, self-esteem, and maladaptive social behavior, revealed that, regardless of the source of the…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Affective Behavior, Rejection (Psychology), Peer Relationship
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Kovacev, Lydia; Shute, Rosalyn – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
This study examined how different modes of acculturation and perceived social support are related to adolescent refugee psychosocial adjustment, as measured by global self-worth and peer social acceptance. The 83 participants, aged between 12 and 19 and now resident in Australia, were from the former Republic of Yugoslavia. Those who had the most…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Acculturation, Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups